Dinant expands community support across 100 Honduran communities

Dinant said its education, health, infrastructure and producer-support programs now reach more than 100 underserved communities in 16 Honduran municipalities. The expansion includes school aid, water and bridge upgrades, grievance channels and local income projects aimed at improving daily life and economic opportunity.

Why it matters: - Dinant’s community programs now touch more than 100 underserved Honduran communities, extending support across education, health, infrastructure and local livelihoods. - The expansion affects families and students near Dinant operations in San Pedro Sula, Comayagua, Tegucigalpa, Leán and Aguán. - The company’s model combines social investment with formal channels for community complaints and requests, which can shape trust around its operations.

What happened: - Dinant said its engagement program now benefits more than 100 communities across 16 municipalities in Honduras. - Gabriela Carvajal, senior manager of corporate affairs and sustainability, said Dinant listens to residents, collaborates on projects that improve daily life and provides safe channels for raising concerns about company operations. - Dinant continues to fund 12 teachers in Aguán and Leán, helping nearly 1,500 children attend school. - The company donated 1,750 school kits to 13 schools in 2025 and 1,750 kits to 14 schools in 2026. - Dinant donated 10 computers to local schools in San Pedro Sula, benefiting 1,420 students. - The company also improved school facilities in Aguán, supporting 1,050 children.

The details: - More than 900 families in Comayagua benefit from Dinant’s improvements to a suspension footbridge connecting the Lamaní and Pepineros communities. - In Aguán, Dinant contributed materials to upgrade the community water system in Quebrada de Arena, benefiting 950 families. - Dinant supports local health initiatives, including regular blood donation drives with the Honduran Red Cross and childhood cancer awareness sessions in Aguán and Leán. - Dinant employees took part in volunteer work that included reforestation and community cleanups. - In June, volunteers planted 70 Neem trees in Agua Salada, Comayagua. - In July, volunteers collected 389.8 kg of waste from Playa La Travesía in Puerto Cortés. - Dinant’s regional Community Grievance Mechanisms are tailored to local areas and offer community members, independent producers, employees and other stakeholders confidential ways to contact the company, raise concerns, ask questions or request support. - Dinant received and addressed 38 communications through these mechanisms in 2025 and 22 communications so far in 2026. - The grievance systems align with Dinant’s updated Code of Ethics, which sets standards for employees and business partners and adds confidential communication channels.

Between the lines: - Dinant is pairing philanthropy with operational risk management by building formal feedback systems alongside community investments. - The focus on education, water, roads and local health points to basic needs that can affect attendance, mobility and household stability. - In Puerto Castilla, Trujillo, Dinant works with local producers, including Garifuna community members, to make sustainable extra-virgin coconut oil for the Mazola product line. - The partnership creates income opportunities for small producers while preserving traditional production methods. - Dinant also provided entrepreneurship training to Garifuna small-business owners through Honduras’ National Institute for Vocational Training. - These efforts are part of broader support for independent producers, including technical assistance and stable purchasing conditions for farmers across Dinant’s supply chain. - FUNDAHRSE gave Dinant the ESR 2025 Award for sustainability and social responsibility, the company’s 17th straight year receiving the distinction. - Dinant employs 9,500 people, works with more than 20,000 contractors and business partners, and supports 24,000 dependents. - Dinant is a member of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil and the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights. - Dinant was a finalist at Walmart Central America’s 2025 Supplier Excellence Awards.

What's next: - Dinant said it will keep working with local communities on practical projects that improve daily life. - The company will continue tracking grievance communications and following up until concerns are addressed. - Dinant is likely to keep combining social programs with producer partnerships as part of its sustainability and responsibility strategy.

The bottom line: - Dinant is widening its footprint in Honduras by linking community aid, producer income and formal accountability systems into one operating model.